Stock-watering apparatus



F. ERICKSON.

STOCK wMEnlNG APPARATUS.

l APPLICATION FILED lIJLY23. 1917. 1,32%@

Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

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A TTORNE Y FRITZ ERICKSON, OF PHILIPSBURG, MONTANA.

s'iooK-WATERING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patnted NOV. 25, 1919.

Appiieauon mea July 2s, 1917. serial No. 182,256.

To all whom t may concern.' v Y Be it known that I', FRITZERICKSON, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Philipsburg, in the county of Granite and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stockl/Vatering Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates :to improvementsv in stock-watering apparatus and its obj ect is to provide means for supplying a series of drinking-troughs from acommon source. A further Objectis to providemeans whereby any trough in the series may be inverted to Vpermit it to be thoroughly cleansed and drained of sediment whennecessary. TWith the foregoing and-other obJects in view the invention consists in the combination and single trough.

arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the claims 'and illustrated in the accompanyin drawing which forms a part of this speci cation and in which- 1 Figure l is a view of my apparatus in elevation. Y

Fig. 2 is an enlarged front elevation of a F 3 is an vend view of atrough showing the supporting element for the apparatus.

Fig. l is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view illustrating thewater-tight type of joint employed. Y Y

Fig. 5 isV an end elevationgof a single trough in inverted position. Y l

'Like reference vcharacters denote corresponding .partsY throughout the several views. Y

I provide a reservoir l supplied by the feed pipe 2 and provided with the faucet 3. In metal supports vor bearings pipe-links: 5' are sup orted, the several links being connected links 5 and said supports 7 serve as anchors forthe forks or catches 9, 10 carried by adjacent faces of Veach trough 11, said troughs receiving Water from the pipe-links 5 and being pivotally arranged upon said links.

y the water-tight couplings 6. each of which comprises a pairv of threaded cups as shown in Fig. 4. Metal lsupports 7V secured to a ,wall or supporting surface 8'. alsol contribute to thek support of the pipe- The forks 9, l() areA made of spring metal and serve, respectively, in connection with l the supports 7y to retain the troughs individually in normal position or in invertedl position. As the water fromthe faucet 3 illsthe trough 11 tlierebeneatli it flows'l through the pipe-links 5 to the next trough and so on through the series of troughs and out through the. vent pipe 12 into the waste trough 13. The arrangement provides for fresh running water at all times for the stock.

To drain and clean any of t1 this position it may be readily cleansed and scrubbed by hand if desired.

. l; In stock watering apparatus"compris` ing a reservoir provided` with a faucet, a plurality of spaced bearings, pipe links vhaving their ends disposed in said bearings,

Water-tight couplings connecting said pipe links within said bearings, water troughs pivotally carried by said pipe links, auX- iliary. supports for said pipe links, and resilient members arranged upon adj acent faces of each water trough for alternate engagenient with said auxiliary supports whereby said water trough is retained alternately in normal or invertedposition.

2. Instockwatering apparatus comprising a reservoir provided with a faucet, a plurality of spaced bearings, pip-e links having their ends disposed in said bearings, water-tight couplings connecting said pipe links within said bearings, water troughs pivotally carried by said pipe links, auX- iliary supports for said pipe links, and spring-forks carried by said water troughs for engagement with said auxiliary supports. A-

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed myV signature in the presence of two subscribing wit FRITZ ERICKSON.

ne troughs the water is turned off at the faucet and the trough inverted, as shown in'Fig. 5, and in Y 

